Ferretti v. Workers' Compensation Appeal Board

FLAHERTY, Judge.

Lois Ferretti (Claimant) petitions for review from an order of the Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Board) which affirmed the decision of a Workers’ Compensation Judge (WCJ) that granted the suspension petition filed by the Department of Welfare, Mayview State Hospital (Employer).1 We affirm.

The facts establish that on July 10,1993, Claimant was injured during the course and scope of her employment when she was punched by a patient on the left side of her face while dispensing medication to the patient. Pursuant to a Notice of Compensation Payable (NCP), Employer accepted…